Diaper combination



Nov. 9, 1943. w. GESUND 2,333,996

DIAPER COMBINATION Filed 001:. 9, 1942 INVENTOR BY Wilma C'resurz a ATTORNEY vof the device.

garment is readily replaced by a similar garment. Theinfant does not soil the bodice, and the diaper Below the slots Il,the bodice may carry buttons 4' for attachment of over-pants, should these be worn.

At each side of the neck opening l5 of the bodice is a short strap 16 having one or more button holes IT. The straps hold the bib shown in Figure 6.

The bib consists of a two-ply folded fabric sheet It with an inserted rubber or other water-proof sheet l9. To the upper edge of the latter is stitched abinding strip 20, with tabs 2| extending therefrom and carrying buttons 22. The

tabs'extend through slots 23 in the folded edge,

of the sheet l8 and the button holes I1 of the f The invention provides for the easy and. rapid, removal of the nether garment merely bya single downward pull thereon, whichris, suillcient to Q straps l6.

withdraw the heads l2 from the slots 4. v Owing to the shortness of thebodicemember and the concave cut 3 therein, this member does not. become soiled and need not .be changed. A1so,.the

absence, of excessive material contributes to the comfort of the'infant as well as to the economy It is obvious that a soiled nether alone can easily be washed and ironed in a few -minutes; The flatlining is preferably separated and rinsed, while the cloth portion is laundered. The bib is washed in like manner. 7 v

- The diaper herein'shown can be applied to any shirt orblouse having the concave cut 3, the ties 5, and slits 4. Even an inferior material may be used for the lining 8., Inv such case, good results are, obtained by merely inserting. a paper napkin or the like between the lining and the cloth. The tabs I2 remain locked even if they fold downward, and donot pull up by the kicking and squirming of the infant. The danger of open safety pins is removed.

The diaper can be fastened in the dark and during black-outs since the slits and tabs can be located by feel. The attaching of the tabs requires less operations thansafety pins. Hence, the baby is not handled so much and is lesslikely Ito become irritable- The rapid removal of the -diaper by pulling exposes the catching cold.

infant less to 5 Owing to thecompactnessand good fit of the diaper, only the diaper and the corresponding partofthe infant's body become soiled. Conse-' -quently,;the changing of the diaper is a cleaner operation than'heretoforethe bodice is, not as likely to become soiled, and the infant does not require such frequent bathing.

The water-proof lining of the diaper, not com- 7 ing into contact with the infants body, does not slip and slide as do rubber panties. Also, it can- ,not become too tight, as it is heldby the cloth portionwhich in turn affords ample leg room at g the open edges.

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The same construction, iii-larger I satisfactorily worn by bed-ridden adultswho are helpless. It is more comfortable. and sanitar! and less annoying than'methods now employed.

Grown children andeven adults affllcted with certain ailments will also beneflt'greatlybyusing' a I the diaper: combination.

Another feature of the invention is that is considerable saving of material in thenether. garment which obviously.. requiresless.materialv than a conventional partmsfrom the scope of th adaptedior insertion-therein;

s iap r ne imrm nfis ni f member having a series of horizontal alots'near itslowerjedge, a nether sheet adapted tabs,

doubled over, and tabs at the ends of "said each tab consistingof 'a neck substantially as ,wide as one of said slotsand-a head wider than a ,slot.

'3. A diaper doubled over, and tabs at the-ends of said sheet, eachtab consisting of s ock substantially}:

wide as one ofsaid slots and ahead wider than ,a' slot, with "lateral edgesforming acute angles 7 with the longitudinal edges of the corresponding.

neck.

. 4. A diaper combination comprising aibodi oemember having a series. of-homontal its lower edge, a two-ply nether sheet closed at two opposite edges,-said edgeshaving slots therethrough corresponding to thefirstjnamedslots. 0. lining sheet within said two-ply sheetyand tabs on the ends of said lining sheet and extending throughthe last named slots and adapted'for insertion in. the first named slots.

' 5.1A diaper combination comprising .a bodice member havingaseries of horizontal slots near its lower edge, awtwo-ply nether sheet atv two oppo ite edges, said edges. having slots therethrough corresponding to the first named slots... a lining sheet within said two-ply'sheet.1;and tabs on the ends of-said lining sheet and extend- I ing through the last named slots and for tabs insertion in the first .namedslots, said having heads wider than said slots.

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siaeacanbe combination abodice .member having a series of horizontal slotsnear its lower edge, a nether sheetadapted ta be n 

